Josie Misko compares the provision of vocational education and training in Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom. She finds that training policies are increasingly based on similar general principles which promote the improvement and reform of vocational education and training, although the implementation of these principles tends to remain specific to each country.

Josie Misko, Lin Yufeng, Jiang Dayuan, Wu Quanquan and Wang Zerong examine the linkages between vocational education and training (VET) and industry in China and Australia. They detail each country's arrangements for the provision of industry advice to governments and discusses industry-specific programs and skill development activities, including apprenticeships.

Innovative companies in emerging industries have diverse and important training needs. In this study Josie Misko and John Saunders examine the training requirements of emerging industries and the role Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector plays to develop further employees' skills and knowledge. While the VET sector already provides customised training for employers, there...

Describes and evaluates the role of the Community Development Employment Projects scheme in rural and remote communities; also describes the major needs as identified by elected representatives and how the schemes have attempted to meet these needs; support document outlines the needs of particular areas - Roma, Tennant Creek, Ali Curang CDEP, Bidjara-Charleville CDEP, Cherbourg...